The researchers at the University of Helsinki (INAR) and Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) have studied the role of iodine oxoacids in atmospheric aerosol nucleation.
- “CLOUD at CERN reveals the role of iodine acids in atmospheric aerosol formation”
- CLOUD Experiment @ HIP
- Link to the Science article
- “Ilmakehän jodi kiihdyttää pilvien muodostusta ja voi vaikuttaa ilmastoon”
The top figure: A schematic of the formation of clouds from iodine precursors in the Arctic and marine environments. Iodine species, emitted from the sea ice and sea surface, are rapidly photolyzed to form iodine oxoacids which form new particles and may grow to become new cloud condensation nuclei. Credit: Helen Cawley.